In Her Good Books

In Her Good Books episodes:

• 03.09.2024

  Lessons in Chemistry, Moving Pictures, The Need and The Fury

  This episode has been cursed from the get go! Made the recording happen, the audio was terrible for some unknown reason and then Jen edited it but never published it before leaving for Mexico.  So, without further ado, here it...

  
• 03.01.2024

  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus ft. Caroline!

  As we huddle in our makeshift blanket fort, Caroline fills in for Shanna.  It's been a long time since we've done a deep dive episode and we are glad that we chose  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus to bring...

  
• 02.07.2024

  Disappointment and Betrayal: Rereads, Robot Love, and the Idiot Box.

  This week Jen and Shanna hash out their feelings of disappointment and betrayal together, as well as discuss all of the reading they've been doing so far this year. Books mentioned in this episode: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow Big Magic...

  
• 01.17.2024

  Icky Spice and Parenting: What We're Reading and a Bunch of Other Stuff

  Books mentioned in this episode: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F Kenney Here is the 13 Moons Reading Challenge! -https://readnburied.tumblr.com/post/734943583626526720/13-moons-reading-challenge-2024-announcement Libro.fm. Use our code GOODBOOKS at checkout...

  
• 01.10.2024

  New Year, Same Us: Reading Goals, Challenges and the Best and Worst of 2023

  The following episode description was written by AI.  Verdict?  Not bad lol. Ever found yourself chuckling over a quirky tale of octopus affection, or feeling a kinship with a certain lovable Murderbot? Welcome to our three-year anniversary bash of 'In Her...

  
• 12.24.2023

  We Read No Holiday Books. Not Even Close.

  Books mentioned in this episode: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter and Andrew Sullivan None of This is True by Lisa Jewell What Wild Women Do by Karma Brown Herc by Phoenicia Rogerson Wuthering Heights by Emily...

  
• 12.15.2023

  It's Our 100th Episode!

  It's our 100th Episode! We've read hundreds of books, had two babies and whole lot of other stuff! Books mentioned in this episode: Holly by Stephen King This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh...

  
• 11.29.2023

  Matthew Perry, Terry Pratchett and Crying Real Tears From Our Eyes

  Books Mentioned in This Episode Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister The Lost Book Shop by Evie Woods Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry Going Postal by Terry Pratchett Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins Libro.fm. Use our...

  
• 11.14.2023

  Exploring Horror, Bad Plot Devices and Just Sci (Forget the Fi)

  Books mentioned in this episode: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Artificial Condition by Martha Wells It Came From the Closet by Joe Vallese Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells Libro.fm. Use our code GOODBOOKS at checkout...

  
• 10.25.2023

  From Chevy Stevens to Jill Duggar: A Literary Exploration

  Books mentioned in this episode: Those Girls by Chevy Stevens Maeve Fly by CJ Leede The Angel Maker by Alex North Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar Whalefall by Daniel Kraus You're Gonna Die A lone and Other Excellent News by Devrie...

  
• 09.13.2023

  What We're Reading: Looking Glass Sound, Broken Monsters, All Systems Red, How to Sell a Haunted House

  Books mentioned in this episode: Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes All Systems Red by Martha Wells How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix Libro.fm. Use our code GOODBOOKS at checkout and get two books for the...

  
• 08.30.2023

  Absolutely Absurd. Not for People Expecting Serious Literature or Even a Pretty Good Thriller

   Thanks again to Caroline for filling in yet again!  Check out her Bookstagram @booknerder and give her a follow while you're at it! Books mentioned in this episode: The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine Dead Water by C.A. Fletcher The Soul of an Octopus by...

  
• 08.16.2023

  It's Us! We're Back Together

  Okay, we were only podcast separated for a month but it felt like an eternity.  We were very excited to put a microphone between us. Books Mentioned in This Episode: Mermaids by Patty Dann Zero Days by Ruth Ware The Wife Upstairs by Frieda...

  
• 08.04.2023

  We Like One Star Reviews and Colleen Hoover While Shanna's Away

  Books Mentioned in This Episode: The Last Word by Taylor Adams The Apothocary's Garden by Jeanette Lynes The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling The Inmate by Frieda McFadden The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover silentbook.club ...

  
• 07.14.2023

  Caroline is in the Studio and She's Giving Books 5 Million Stars

  Jen's in Mexico so we've got our biggest fan, Caroline, to fill in for her! And she's wonderful.  Books mentioned in this episode: The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake   Libro.fm. Use our code GOODBOOKS at...

  
• 06.28.2023

  We're a Bit Dark Over Here!

  Books mentioned in this episode: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica The Whispers by Ashley Audrain A House with Good Bones by T Kingfisher Gibberish by Young Vo Libro.fm. Use our code...

  
• 06.14.2023

  Alone With Night Film and Demon Copperhead

  Books mentioned in this episode: Night Film by Marisha Pessl Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver The Girl From the Well by Rin Chupeco www.marishapessl.com Libro.fm. Use our code GOODBOOKS at checkout and get two books for the price of your first months membership! Find...

  
• 05.31.2023

  There's an Elephant in the Room and it's Really Good, Actually

  Books Mentioned in this Episode: Night Film by Marisha Pessl Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica Libro.fm. Use our code GOODBOOKS at checkout and get two books for the price of your first months membership! Find us at: www.goodbookspodcast.com Facebook...

  
• 05.17.2023

  Shanna Read Two Books!

  Books mentioned in today's episode: Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough  To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers A Closed and...

  
• 05.03.2023

  The Hobbit, Cher and Killer Mermaids

  Books mentioned in this episode: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl...

  
• 04.19.2023

  Spiders as Pets and Ghost Lingerie - Things are weird

  Books talked about in this episode: Daphne by Josh Malerman Weyward by Emilia Hart The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan   Libro.fm. Use our code GOODBOOKS at checkout and...

  
• 04.05.2023

  National Poetry Month ft. Jennelle Karmin

  April is National Poetry Month, so we sat down with our good friend Jennelle Karmin and talked about her new poetry book called She is Hope Personified illustrated by Jolene Mackie. Books talked about in this episode: Good Neighbours by Sarah Langan The...

  
• 03.22.2023

  We're Back and We're Personally Isolating Dahl Fans, Seuss Fans, Babies and Dragon Lovers

  Welcome to the first episode of In Her Good Books (formerly Best Book Club). We are a little rusty, not gonna lie, but we are just glad to be making episodes again! Books Mentioned in this Episode: They by Kay Dick The Witches of...

  
• 03.08.2023

  Where The Hell We've Been and Other Stuff - We've Got News!

  Tune in to see where we've been and what's coming up next!! Libro.fm. Use our code GOODBOOKS at checkout and get two books for the price of your first months membership! Find us at: www.goodbookspodcast.com Facebook - In Her Good Books Podcast Instagram - @inhergoodbookspodcast TikTok...

  
• 10.03.2022

  Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - September Book Club

  Better late than never!  Sorry this is so late but between 60 hour work weeks and sick kids, we had a hard time getting this one out this week! We read Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid for book...

  
• 09.21.2022

  The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  Shanna was away again this week so Dawn from The Novel Universe Podcast joined Jen to talk about The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.  Unfortunately, we both gave this book only two stars!  Tune in to find out...

  
• 09.14.2022

  Grasshoppers Have Bones w/ Special Guest, Caroline | What We’re Reading and Other Stuff

  This week on What We’re Reading and Other Stuff, Shanna couldn’t make the recording so we brought THE Caroline on as a guest! Books mentioned in this episode: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler Wild by Cheryl Strayed Tiny Beautiful...

  
• 09.07.2022

  This Is The Perfect Time To Become A Clown | What We're Reading And Other Stuff

  Welcome to What We're Reading and Other Stuff!  This week, though we didn't get a ton of reading done, we sure had a lot to talk about! Books Mentioned in this Episode: Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey The Golden Couple by Greer...

  
• 08.31.2022

  Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid | August Book Club

  This week we book clubbed Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid!  If you are planning on reading this one for your own book club click here to download our free book club kit! We read this book to prepare for our...

  
• 08.24.2022

  I Didn't Enjoy That, So I'm Going To Read Another One - What We're Reading and Other Stuff

  This week on What We're Reading and Other Stuff, Jen is on vacation and recording from the Gulf Islands so we had some internet lag and Shanna didn't read anything because...summer!  But Jen managed to read a few books so...

  
• 08.17.2022

  The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller | SUMMER BREAK Rerelease

  Hey guys! It is time for us to take a summer break, so what wbetter time than the "extra" week of August! Enjoy our rerelease of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. This was the third episode we ever...

  
• 08.09.2022

  Beach Read by Emily Henry

  This week, we are talking about Beach Read by Emily Henry! Next week, we are taking a vacation!  So, we are going to rerelease one of our oldies, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller!  This is our most favorite book,...

  
• 08.03.2022

  30 Year Old Protagonist? 80 Year Old Narrator - What We’re Reading and Other Stuff

  Welcome to this week's episode of What We're Reading and Other Stuff! Books Mentioned in This Episode: A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers Unmissing by Minka Kent Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin Chasing...

  
• 07.27.2022

  Book Lovers by Emily Henry | July Book Club

  Welcome to Book Club! This month we read Book Lovers by Emily Henry and absolutely loved it! If you are interested in reading Book Lovers for your own book club, click here to download our free book club kit which...

  
• 07.20.2022

  When You Try to Take a Sneaky Picture but the Flash is On - What We're Reading and a Lot of Other Stuff

  This week on What We're Reading and Other Stuff, we've got a lot of other stuff, but we did manage to get some books read despite all of our summer fun.  Books mentioned in this episode: Mindhunter by John E Douglas...

  
• 07.13.2022

  Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

  This week we are discussing Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens and we've got a bit of a split room on this one!  We are reading Book Lovers by Emily Henry for book club this month so pick...

  
• 07.06.2022

  Killing Agamemnon was Clytemnestra’s Best Feature | What We're Reading and Other Stuff

  This week on What We’re Reading and Other Stuff we tell you what we’ve been reading and also share an exciting announcement! For some reason we have just been having so much technical difficulties and we don’t know why! So,...

  
• 06.30.2022

  Siren Queen by Nghi Vo | June Book Club

  Welcome to book club! This month we read the brand new book, Siren Queen by Nghi Vo! If you want to read Siren Queen for your own book club you can download our free book club kit here which includes...

  
• 06.22.2022

  Liane Moriarty is the Bad Guy from Sherlock Holmes - What We're Reading and Other Stuff

  Welcome to this week's episode of What We're Reading and Other Stuff, where we tell you what we've been reading and also...any other stuff we have going on! Books mentioned in this episode: Athena's Child by Hannah Lynn Spartan's Sorrow by Hannah Lynn Queens...

  
• 06.15.2022

  Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews | Jen Describes, Shanna Reacts

  In this bonus episode we are talking about the cult classic, Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews!  Jen loves this book, Shanna's never read it so tune in for Jen's description and Shanna's reaction. If you are interested in...

  
• 06.08.2022

  The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

  This week we are talking all about the very well loved book,  The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles!  We both listened to The Lincoln Highway on audio and it was really really well done.  We highly recommend!  If you are...

  
• 06.01.2022

  It’s the Grady Hendrix Special! - What We’re Reading and Other Stuff

  This week on What We’re Reading and Other Stuff we are reading all Grady Hendrix all the time! Books mentioned in the episode: Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix My Best Friend’s Exorcism...

  
• 05.25.2022

  The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers | May Book Club

   For the month of May, we read The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers for  Book Club! Thank you to everyone who joined in on the discussion on Instagram and Facebook, we absolutely loved this book...

  
• 05.18.2022

  That Poetry Thawed Our Cold Cold Frozen Hearts - What We're Reading and Other Stuff

  This week on What We’re Reading and Other Stuff Jen Read: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood The Ruin by Dervla McTeirnen Paperbacks From Hell by Grady Hendrix Shanna read: The Memory...

  
• 05.11.2022

  Sundial by Catriona Ward

  This week we are talking about the new book from Catriona Ward, Sundial! If you missed it, we are reading The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet  by Becky Chambers for book club so pick up a copy, read...

  
• 05.04.2022

  Amor Towles or I Love Towels? - What We’re Reading and Other Stuff

  This week on What We're Reading and Other Stuff we tell you what Shanna's reading and what Jen's DNFd.  Update on The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek! - Jen's finished it since the recording and she did really like it...

  
• 04.27.2022

  The Lighthouse Witches by CJ Cooke | April Book Club

  It’s time for book club! This month we read The Lighthouse Witches by CJ  Cooke and, wow, there was a lot to say about this book. Thanks to everyone who joined in on the discussion on Instagram and Facebook! If...

  
• 04.20.2022

  Ender's Game, Where's the Wreckage? - What We’re Reading and Other Stuff

  This week on What We're Reading and Other Stuff we tell you what we're reading and what we've stopped reading. Book Club is happening over on Instagram and Facebook starting today! We read The Lighthouse Witches by CJ Cooke and we...

  
• 04.13.2022

  Sea of Tranquility by Emily St.John Mandel

  This week we are talking about Emily St John Mandel’s new book Sea of Tranquility! This book just came out on April 5th and you are going to wanna grab a copy because it was excellent. We are reading The Lighthouse...

  
• 04.06.2022

  TJ Klune Writes Fanfiction For a Fandom We Didn’t Know Existed - What We’re Reading and Other Stuff

  This week on What We’re Reading and Other Stuff we both read something new to us by TJ Klune and we were quite surprised to say the least. Warning: This episode contains some adult words We are reading The Lighthouse...